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drones with washington claiming it and targets insurgents. the americans in their hundreds of thousands across the states have gone online to say they want their region to be independent from washington he's been a part not trying to find out why some u.s. nationals are eager to reap the stars and stripes apart. from the. war to launder here's a former colony won the right to terminate its own destiny. the test of perfecting our european moves forward. for weeks following barack obama's reelection nearly one million americans have moved forward by campaigning to break apart all fifty states have filed online petitions with the white house requesting to peacefully secede from this so-called perfecting union a movement that's garnered more than thirty thousand signatures in north carolina where many like michael toggled. see independence as a symbol may twentieth a consistent one is the day that north carolina sated from the union and america's stars and stripes ripping at the seams there's no doubt in my mind that it is inevitable i mean somet
drones with washington claiming it and targets insurgents. the americans in their hundreds of thousands across the states have gone online to say they want their region to be independent from washington he's been a part not trying to find out why some u.s. nationals are eager to reap the stars and stripes apart. from the. war to launder here's a former colony won the right to terminate its own destiny. the test of perfecting our european moves forward. for weeks following barack obama's...
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triggered a civil war that killed more than one hundred thousand innocent iraqis and years later all washington had to say about this was the president thought it was correct congress thought it was of course i regret that it turned out a lot of it was wrong in the run up to the iraq invasion the us media was instrumental in selling the case to the public the congress never had any proof ever present ever of weapons of mass destruction all came from tony blair cheney and bush are right now that the us has drawn a red line on syria it has made it clear it's ready to take action but how i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of. credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people but suffice it to say we are certainly planning to. take action if that eventuality were to occur two american warships are already near the syrian coast with some ten thousand. u.s. marines and dozens of fighter jets on board on top of that nato is sending american german and dutch batteries of patriot anti-aircraft missiles to turkey
triggered a civil war that killed more than one hundred thousand innocent iraqis and years later all washington had to say about this was the president thought it was correct congress thought it was of course i regret that it turned out a lot of it was wrong in the run up to the iraq invasion the us media was instrumental in selling the case to the public the congress never had any proof ever present ever of weapons of mass destruction all came from tony blair cheney and bush are right now that...
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hundreds of thousands of americans say they want to break away from washington residents across the land of signed internet petition saying they don't want to be part of the united states anymore but important the story. tonight. or tomorrow or tears after the former colonies won the right to determine its own best of the. test a perfecting of art here you know moves forward. four weeks following barack obama's reelection nearly one million americans have moved forward by campaigning to break apart all fifty states have filed online petitions with the white house requesting to peacefully secede from this so-called perfecting union a movement that's garnered more than thirty thousand signatures in north carolina where many like michael tuggle. see independence as a symbol may twentieth a consistent one is the day that north carolina sated from the union and america's stars and stripes ripping at the seams there's no doubt in my mind that it is inevitable i mean something like this with the debt this country has rolling disunion among in the among the people they can't last forever and tha
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chancellor mrs merkel is over fulfilling and prematurely fulfilling washington's wishes which is completely against the will of the people and sixty percent by the way is i think not the correct figure this is a regular tradition that the parliament overrides the wishes of the people so many people here do not trust the parliament they do not trust the government and they do not trust the media and what we have here is you know eighty percent who are against the effort on this issue and we sent our troops against their wishes then you know paying into the bankrupt euro currency to get it going against eighty percent of the wishes of the people and sending these bets with systems and that very bad situation. and just to have free in this united states we report on the growing separatism sentiment in american society that's already made up ten million people go online to vote for secession from washington. fox the latest figures suggest that you case multi-billion pound program to provide long term jobs is failing the unemployed details coming out. a forty nine year old southern california ma
chancellor mrs merkel is over fulfilling and prematurely fulfilling washington's wishes which is completely against the will of the people and sixty percent by the way is i think not the correct figure this is a regular tradition that the parliament overrides the wishes of the people so many people here do not trust the parliament they do not trust the government and they do not trust the media and what we have here is you know eighty percent who are against the effort on this issue and we sent...
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and for tests in the baltic washington accused of double standards and snubbing the u.n. nuclear watchdog as we reported on our website. check out the new let's say it is a benefit the sixteenth the pope's taken delivery of his new high tech you can friendly with looks including a throne for company cruising among the crowds. on some of the day's other top stories but as well in the president hugo chavez has spoken publicly for the first time about his successor and he's suffering from cancer again and here is to return to cuba for the treatment and surgery in the coming days but in a speech on state t.v. he named vice president nicolas maduro his replacement should anything happen to him and his colleagues just two months old chap as was reelected in the good. police and ruling party activists have clashed with protesters in the bangladeshi capital their car at least two people were killed and nearly two hundred injured authorities fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowds testers roads and torched vehicles on constitutional changes ahead of next year's el
and for tests in the baltic washington accused of double standards and snubbing the u.n. nuclear watchdog as we reported on our website. check out the new let's say it is a benefit the sixteenth the pope's taken delivery of his new high tech you can friendly with looks including a throne for company cruising among the crowds. on some of the day's other top stories but as well in the president hugo chavez has spoken publicly for the first time about his successor and he's suffering from cancer...
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host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good question. it actually isn't really right. so the payroll tax is basically being used as a vehicle to deliver the tax cuts to workers. the way the federal budget accounting works is that the money that is not going into the social security system via the reduced payroll tax, is being reimbursed from general revenue so the reduced -- the reduced payroll tax from the last few years will not affect benefits that you accrue for the future. host: mark of the american enterprise institute writes under the headline "make the middle class pay more." he says -- host: your thoughts about what m
host: next up is don on the washington redskins. -- "washington journal." caller: i've been on social security for several years now. it's my understanding that the amount of money that you pay in through the payroll tax affects the amount of social security that you receive and it looks to me like people are under the illusion that this 2% is a good deal but at the same time, why they're going to be shortening themselves when they retire. is that right? guest: so that's a good...
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he is going to come back from washington where not much has changed. as far as congress is concerned the senate will be meeting today. interesting little tidbit this is the first time since 19170 there have been legislative business conducted in the weeks of between christmas and new years. we will see some activity on hap t capitol hill. there may be a stopgap measure to try to prevent the calamity that happens at the end of the year if we reach the fiscal cliff. if we do not have some kind of a compromise. here's what's going to happen. just about everybody is going to have a tax increase. the number goes up significantly with incomes. if you are talking 200 to 500,000 in income almost 14,000 dollars in tax hikes. the wealthiest americans people that make a million dollars or more will pay an average of 216,000 dollars in additional tax that is money that would otherwise be spent to help boost the economy or invest it. this is a real concern for economists. the other wrench that was thrown in treasury secretary tim geithner says we are going to be up
he is going to come back from washington where not much has changed. as far as congress is concerned the senate will be meeting today. interesting little tidbit this is the first time since 19170 there have been legislative business conducted in the weeks of between christmas and new years. we will see some activity on hap t capitol hill. there may be a stopgap measure to try to prevent the calamity that happens at the end of the year if we reach the fiscal cliff. if we do not have some kind of...
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washington journal, live tuesday, at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> now, latinos and the 2012 election, and what policy issues influenced their vote. speakers included former white house adviser to latin american, soto, and alfonso aguilar.: this is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] s. >> this is i think, as you all know, a place where public policy and research meet. i bring together the world of ideas with the world of policy action. very happy that tim johnson, the director of the latin american program is here this morning. and also want to acknowledge sal low star who had a lot to do with the planning, and this is an event we're cosponsoring with immigration works, to tamar a jacoby, and arizona state university, working on the issues. i want to acknowledge cardenas, a former governor and distinguished mexican colleague and many other good friends. and mane others back at the woodrow wilson system. and dan, who is out of government and into this civilian life. there's no doubt the latino vote was important in this
washington journal, live tuesday, at 7:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span. >> now, latinos and the 2012 election, and what policy issues influenced their vote. speakers included former white house adviser to latin american, soto, and alfonso aguilar.: this is about two hours. [inaudible conversations] s. >> this is i think, as you all know, a place where public policy and research meet. i bring together the world of ideas with the world of policy action. very happy that tim johnson, the...
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i'm chris mam ewes in washington. let me start tonight with some grave robbing. we're going gown to the dark, cold tomb of the late romney campaign. we're going to excavate the murky truths that were the living heart and mind of the defeated republican effort. going to exhume tonight the guts of the thinking that went on and went so wrong. tonight, we get what we only guessed at, the results of which played out in the numbers of election night. the nasty, anti-immigrant politics, the attitude toward that 47%, the failure to turn out the white male vote, the reason romney picked ryan and the wild prelude to the clipt eastwood performance. tonight on "hardball," the dark arona of what lies now beneath the dirt so we can understand what it looks like, to think and feel your way into a historic disaster. with me are jeff zeleny with "the new york times" and susan milligan who is contributing editor at ""u.s. news & world report."" you laugh, it's not funny. you both attended that harvard institute of policy forum. they just released, we have the audio recordings of t
i'm chris mam ewes in washington. let me start tonight with some grave robbing. we're going gown to the dark, cold tomb of the late romney campaign. we're going to excavate the murky truths that were the living heart and mind of the defeated republican effort. going to exhume tonight the guts of the thinking that went on and went so wrong. tonight, we get what we only guessed at, the results of which played out in the numbers of election night. the nasty, anti-immigrant politics, the attitude...
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"washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern. we will take your questions and comments as we focus on the fiscal cliff. the house of representatives is back in session at 10:00 eastern for general speeches. legislative business begins at noon. several live events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span 3. craig fugate will testify about the response to hurricane sandy. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the coalition for pasqual national security will focus on how the national security is impacted by the deficit. mike mullen will testify along with others. later, the center for strategic international studies host a forum on u.s. relations with china in light of china's leadership transition. that is at 5:30 eastern p.m.. ♪ >> this weekend on c-span 3, follow harry truman's grandson to hiroshima as the city celebrates -- remembers the dropping of the bomb. >> everybody has their own view. i do not want to argue about the history. i think we are past that. my goal and purpose for being here is to honor the dead and l
"washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern. we will take your questions and comments as we focus on the fiscal cliff. the house of representatives is back in session at 10:00 eastern for general speeches. legislative business begins at noon. several live events to tell you about today on our companion network c-span 3. craig fugate will testify about the response to hurricane sandy. that is at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the coalition for pasqual national security will focus on how the...
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we have a spending problem in washington. unless we get serious about talking about that, we'll never solve this debt crisis and fiscal issue. >> congresswoman, i quoted the enough quinnipiac poll that's out, over 65% of americans degree that taxes need to be higher on those making over 250,000 a year. i know you like to say these are small business owners, these are the people that are going to give jobs to the american people, sure. but when we look at this as a whole and the mandate that was given as a collective voice with the president's reelection and he ran on the fact that he was going to raise taxes and now this polling supports the fact that americans want to see taxes raised, how can you stand there within the halls of congress and say that's not something that you're willing to do? >> i think that's a really good question but here is my question. if i say i want my neighbor to pay more than what i pay, i don't care what level you're at, you'll always have that happen. i think what many of the american people are n
we have a spending problem in washington. unless we get serious about talking about that, we'll never solve this debt crisis and fiscal issue. >> congresswoman, i quoted the enough quinnipiac poll that's out, over 65% of americans degree that taxes need to be higher on those making over 250,000 a year. i know you like to say these are small business owners, these are the people that are going to give jobs to the american people, sure. but when we look at this as a whole and the mandate...
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"washington journal" live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it was estimated that the land would cost bowery dumpsters. -- of our youngsters. blacks i choose to honor both -- >> i choose to honor both the sacrifice and of fighting their way through the specific. it is unimaginable what it would be like to be close to that where it originated. >> follow the journey to hiroshima on c-span3. continuing four days of american history television. >> next burt rutan in the aerospace community. he talks about the history of man's space flight. he designed spaceship one. and the voyager aircraft that in 1986 became the first airplane to fly nonstop around the world without refueling. this is about 1.5 hours. >> i am going to talk about meanly two things. there is inspiration. inspiration for our kids so they can be innovative. and i am going to talk a lot about manned space flight. we are on the space coast, i guess, right? we will talk quite a bit about the history of manned space flight. pretty much that. i really welcome your q
"washington journal" live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it was estimated that the land would cost bowery dumpsters. -- of our youngsters. blacks i choose to honor both -- >> i choose to honor both the sacrifice and of fighting their way through the specific. it is unimaginable what it would be like to be close to that where it originated. >> follow the journey to hiroshima on c-span3. continuing four days of american history television. >> next burt rutan in...
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washington journal continues. host: our series on the fiscal cliff continues this morning with a dive into social security. here to talk about the program and how it is involved in the discussions, the negotiations over america's financial future, is stephen ohlemacher, joining us from the associated press, where he is a reporter. hohow much social security to people get? guest: >> 66 million people. the average benefit is a little over $12,000 -- a little over $1,200 a month. maybe $13,000 a year or so. host: we are talking about retirees and the disabled. guest: a fairly wide group of people receive social security benefits. retired workers, spouses, children, disabled workers, widows, woodward's. -- widowers. a big safety net of people. host: retirees receive about $1,200 a month on average. the benefits for the disabled, $1,100 a month on average. how does social security get financed? guest: it has been a self-funded program since its inception. it is funded by payroll taxes. there's a 12.4% tax on wages up t
washington journal continues. host: our series on the fiscal cliff continues this morning with a dive into social security. here to talk about the program and how it is involved in the discussions, the negotiations over america's financial future, is stephen ohlemacher, joining us from the associated press, where he is a reporter. hohow much social security to people get? guest: >> 66 million people. the average benefit is a little over $12,000 -- a little over $1,200 a month. maybe...
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. >> they will not have him against the washington redskins -- he returned to the practice field for the first time since he tore his triceps against the dallas cowboys. lewis can return as early as next week when they face the broncos. he understands the value of the matchup between # 52 and peyton manning, but it will not factor the decision whether he sees the game. >> he will not play on sunday. that is not something -- i do not know he is ready to play. we'll see how he dies. when he is ready to play, we will let you know. -- we will see how he dies. oes.he is readplay, we will let we will let you know. tom tasselmyer did not today ree terrell suggs did not play today either. if he had surgery -- if he rushes back before he showed, his season could also end. shows how much he means to this team. it looks like sunday morning will be whether he can line up in a d.c. or stand on the sidelines. >> we will see how it goes. you all pretty much know me. we have been around some time. if you can breathe, you can play, but we have to see how it holds up. that will be the decision on sund
. >> they will not have him against the washington redskins -- he returned to the practice field for the first time since he tore his triceps against the dallas cowboys. lewis can return as early as next week when they face the broncos. he understands the value of the matchup between # 52 and peyton manning, but it will not factor the decision whether he sees the game. >> he will not play on sunday. that is not something -- i do not know he is ready to play. we'll see how he dies....
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here is the washington -- the "washington post. they're getting closer to some sort of deal. let's begin with the overall march of this. they're looking at more spending cuts, one being social security or more benefits. in general, what you think this means for states? guest: as this is a balding, -- is an evolving, these proposals do not have a lot of effect on the states. the big programs for spending our social security, medicare and medicaid. what we are hearing is that medicaid is off the table and that is the only one of the three that has a direct impact on the states with the federal share program. and the other things we are hearing are on the revenue side. and again, the direct impact on states is very minimal. host: what if sequestration were to happen? what is the biggest concern for states? if they can reach a deal, was the biggest concern? guest: the biggest concern is that states have not been able to plan for what is going to happen because they do not know. everyone says sequestration will not happen. now we are two weeks away and states have had to figure of
here is the washington -- the "washington post. they're getting closer to some sort of deal. let's begin with the overall march of this. they're looking at more spending cuts, one being social security or more benefits. in general, what you think this means for states? guest: as this is a balding, -- is an evolving, these proposals do not have a lot of effect on the states. the big programs for spending our social security, medicare and medicaid. what we are hearing is that medicaid is off...
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washington. the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it expects to reach a deal with iran next month to visit one of the country's military sites suspected of nuclear weapons related research the inspection of the parts inside is seen as crucial in resolving iran's nuclear standoff while powers for the country could be seeking to build a nuclear bomb a charge to iran denies artie's maria for notion of reports now on how iranians feel about their nation's standoff with the west. three decades of pride followed by three years of mourning when a man siri met her future husband a young physicist she immediately knew he'd come a long way indeed he went on to become one of the runs leading nuclear scientists until it all ended one sunny morning in january two thousand and ten missions that were the reason you left to work and then i heard a terrible explosion i rushed to see what happened he was lying like this. i called must must must. must i thought he was just scared then i turned to him there was no face just blood a
washington. the u.n. nuclear watchdog says it expects to reach a deal with iran next month to visit one of the country's military sites suspected of nuclear weapons related research the inspection of the parts inside is seen as crucial in resolving iran's nuclear standoff while powers for the country could be seeking to build a nuclear bomb a charge to iran denies artie's maria for notion of reports now on how iranians feel about their nation's standoff with the west. three decades of pride...
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cannot softer job an investor confidence climbed and trade is a way progress on federal budget talks to washington. european stocks advance for a seven day that's amid speculation the federal reserve will expound stimulus measures on the news from germany gave investors a bit of a base as well. as the occurrences and the euro as far as investors are concerned really as it was germany is in good shape that it improves the chances of the single currency that many in town who got the year are there for gaining ground. after the russian ruble is finished up makes gaining against the dollar i love i can't hear you say. the russian markets closed up the session lasts although as you can see the bright side of the market. as staying with stocks up make use of a lot after bass have started production of mr mayer today shows and asked of us have recently been shooting up in anticipation of the deal. the russian cars certainly have a bad reputation in the west here's how it jeremy clarkson reviewed the lotto from all of oz for his segment and top gear at least give you an example over each terrible rush you
cannot softer job an investor confidence climbed and trade is a way progress on federal budget talks to washington. european stocks advance for a seven day that's amid speculation the federal reserve will expound stimulus measures on the news from germany gave investors a bit of a base as well. as the occurrences and the euro as far as investors are concerned really as it was germany is in good shape that it improves the chances of the single currency that many in town who got the year are...
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guest: i was in washington. host: you are in the fourth district. this was in the fifth district, correct? the coat the town is just across the line to the fifth district, currently represented by chris murphy. it is part of fairfield county, just across the line from my district. host: your thoughts on the safety of the children going to school there? guest: that is a question on every parent's mind today. , and one of the interesting aspects of yesterday's events was set the school recently installed a security system that required an individual to be a must in, and this individual, apparently wearing camouflage and a desk, and presumably arm, was bosnian, but the end of the day, you'll understand that a highly determined individual, an armed individual is going to gain access to whatever. the individual wants to gain access to. while i think we need to look at what happened specific in this school, we will not turn our schools into military bases, so we need to look beyond some of the issues people are talking about, the availability of firearms
guest: i was in washington. host: you are in the fourth district. this was in the fifth district, correct? the coat the town is just across the line to the fifth district, currently represented by chris murphy. it is part of fairfield county, just across the line from my district. host: your thoughts on the safety of the children going to school there? guest: that is a question on every parent's mind today. , and one of the interesting aspects of yesterday's events was set the school recently...
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for "today," robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> up next on "today," hear why one washington lawmakers wants mtv to pull the plug on its latest reality show before it even airs, right after this. very sore looking kinda blistery. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i was a firefighter for 24 years. but, i have never encountered such a burning sensation until i had the shingles. i remember it well. i was in the back yard doing yard work. i had this irritation going on in my lower neck. i changed shirts because i thought there was something in the collar of the shirt irritating my neck. and i couldn't figure out what was going on. i had no idea it came from chickenpox. i always thought shingles was associated with people... a lot older than myself. i can tell you from experience, it is bad. it's something you never want to encounter. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com now you can help too. when you buy a bag of pedigree, you'll help more shelter dogs go home. join us. feed your dog pedigree. and you'll help us feed more shelter dogs. ♪ hark how the
for "today," robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> up next on "today," hear why one washington lawmakers wants mtv to pull the plug on its latest reality show before it even airs, right after this. very sore looking kinda blistery. like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i was a firefighter for 24 years. but, i have never encountered such a burning sensation until i had the shingles. i remember it well. i was in the back yard doing yard work. i had...
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and washington in warning that israel's plans pose a threat to the peace effort but prime minister binyamin netanyahu is vowing to press ahead and continue construction and trick of its janice and international affairs expert says netanyahu is aggressive styles could cost him the support of his longtime ally. netanyahu least according to the points and he's definitely positioning this. is a bid for victory january. risking the loss of even those kinds of these you know on capitol hill who have been very staunch that he and betty the lightest of hearts and. centrists that. geo political move would have a long consequences in the sense that they will be no two state solution my sense. is that netanyahu is i'm sleepy so if and when this goes ahead that means that you can try to impose upon the united states. but with this administration it's that. the united states is looking a little less silo with grassroots movements growing in each state to secede from the union that the move was launched a symbolic more than a million americans have now signed petitions to the white house saying that i'm
and washington in warning that israel's plans pose a threat to the peace effort but prime minister binyamin netanyahu is vowing to press ahead and continue construction and trick of its janice and international affairs expert says netanyahu is aggressive styles could cost him the support of his longtime ally. netanyahu least according to the points and he's definitely positioning this. is a bid for victory january. risking the loss of even those kinds of these you know on capitol hill who have...
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for a holiday, this has been a busy time in washington. as the negotiations surrounding that looming fiscal cliff come to a fever pitch just before the new year. but this is also a time of tradition and celebration in the nation's capital, and nobody decks the halls like the team at the white house for christmas. christmas is there, has come to mean a special visit every year, not just from santa claus, but from abc's own barbara walters. barbara? >> terry, in what has become one of my favorite holiday traditions for the fourth year, i had the privilege of interviewing the president and mrs. obama at the white house. this interview was taped days before the tragic shooting in connecticut and was postponed until now. it was the first time the couple sat down together since winning re-election. mrs. obama also took me on a personal tour of what is called the people's house. and it's never more true than during the christmas season. after thanksgiving, more than 80 volunteers from nearly 40 states descend on the white house, trimming 54 trees
for a holiday, this has been a busy time in washington. as the negotiations surrounding that looming fiscal cliff come to a fever pitch just before the new year. but this is also a time of tradition and celebration in the nation's capital, and nobody decks the halls like the team at the white house for christmas. christmas is there, has come to mean a special visit every year, not just from santa claus, but from abc's own barbara walters. barbara? >> terry, in what has become one of my...
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in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell you about the magnitude of the issues? guest: it is not like an issue us.'s snuck up on expiring tax cuts, payroll tax cuts is going away. all these things have been out there for a long time. some of this was put off because of the election. they have to get some kind of deal to avert what can be a messy beginning of the new year. host: any deal is likely to be limited. guest: we have heard about the talks between president obama and john boehner. a grand deal that would include some changes to social security, medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. talking $4 trillion -- we are talking
in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell...
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look where the key groups of washington are they have a significant stranglehold. i have not thought through how that might have been. abraham lincoln in one of the speeches said the same thing about the democratic birdie as a consequence for being in control. obviously the republican party would give the south stayed in the eugene? the democrats still had strong representation. maybe they wouldn't get slavery going that would have blocked american development as a was hot. they could not settle territories over the slavery issue. the secession of the south was tragic but may have been positive. but that even broke the stalemate in the system. i don't see anything to break the stalemate it would have to be a large event. coming out of the trends that we discussed. >> [inaudible] >> cahal couldn't be possible with the 43 shame the government to have federal spending be a lower percentage of gdp than what we are accustomed? between 18 and 21% and federal revenues have never been higher since world war ii. but you point* to the contradiction between that. could it be
look where the key groups of washington are they have a significant stranglehold. i have not thought through how that might have been. abraham lincoln in one of the speeches said the same thing about the democratic birdie as a consequence for being in control. obviously the republican party would give the south stayed in the eugene? the democrats still had strong representation. maybe they wouldn't get slavery going that would have blocked american development as a was hot. they could not...
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on the way our regular financial check up from washington lauren lyster. looters that takes your breath away a few tourists travel to these paul it's no prepackaged confort but they joy is a while these guaranteed guinea's a zoology professor he works in the u.s. and travels to these remote areas in russia every summer as he says he come find untouched landscapes like these anywhere else in the world. we're going off the list below sea line. if i go wrong the wrong and surprising will go straight to the water and so we did our plan to get closer to the sea lion and shake its flipper failed. one animal whose par you definitely wouldn't want to shake here is the brown bear you can literally spot a grizzly here by every small weaver put forth of bears of course what they have a very good sense of well will be able to think i will have to keep an eye a wind direction and the best of them and both up all that could be dangerous so we won't go yes we shall but people require. it. and quiet we went but the wind was not on our side and the bear got away they're us
on the way our regular financial check up from washington lauren lyster. looters that takes your breath away a few tourists travel to these paul it's no prepackaged confort but they joy is a while these guaranteed guinea's a zoology professor he works in the u.s. and travels to these remote areas in russia every summer as he says he come find untouched landscapes like these anywhere else in the world. we're going off the list below sea line. if i go wrong the wrong and surprising will go...
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"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> if you worked for him you'd get a mercurial, sometimes generous, sometimes overbearing, sometimes almost cruel boss, who didn't know how to apologize. which men of his age and class
"washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> if you worked for him you'd get a mercurial, sometimes generous, sometimes overbearing, sometimes almost cruel boss, who didn't know how to apologize. which men of his age and class
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people here in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't like the government in cairo or if you do like the government in cairo i guess i should say then you will love the government the comes to power in damascus because you will see a sunni muslim islamised government a muslim brotherhood style government that is absolutely intolerant fundamentally hostile to the west washington has failed to officially denounce the many suicide bombings perpetrated by the rebels in syria preferring to focus on the wrongs committed by the assad regime alone the u.s. is also ramping up the rhetoric about the possibility of the assad government using chemical weapons against civilians something that damascus says would be suicidal on the other hand many rebels are not averse to the idea of suicide in the name of what they call holy war militants have recently taken control of a toxic chemical plant in the country's second city of aleppo a video was uploaded to youtube showing them testing chemical weapons on rabbits we could not independently verify the authenticity of the footage. you wi
people here in washington don't seem to understand that if you don't like the government in cairo or if you do like the government in cairo i guess i should say then you will love the government the comes to power in damascus because you will see a sunni muslim islamised government a muslim brotherhood style government that is absolutely intolerant fundamentally hostile to the west washington has failed to officially denounce the many suicide bombings perpetrated by the rebels in syria...
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he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my book is basically about the senate and the last great senate as i refer to it. senator byrd was the majority leader during the period of time i wrote about. it gives you an ensemble sense of how the senate works. the book originated in 2008. i had been in the senate in the 1970s and 1980s. by 2008, i decided the senate had become utterly unrecognizable to me. polarized and paralyzed, really quite dysfunctional. i decided to write a book about the senate when it was great, specifically when i was there. [laughter] when you do something like that, you have a certain risk factor. was
he practiced international trade law and washington. on behalf of the west virginia state society, i would like to introduce ira shapiro. [applause] >> thank you for the kind introduction. thank you to the society for giving me the chance to be here. thanks to mike who did so much to organize the event. he is an old friend. thank you, mike. i'm delighted to be here today with corbin. we have two books that talk about robert byrd from different perspectives. my book is basically about the...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for monday december third two thousand and twelve reuters reports some wall street banks are looking to help their foreign customers skirt new u.s. regulations for over the counter derivatives they're looking at ways to route trades reportedly via non-u.s. affiliates exploiting the lack of a precise definition for what exactly constitutes a u.s. person now it may not come as a surprise that wall street will be trying to find a way around regulations it doesn't like but what is the antidote well lucky for us former f.d.i.c chairwoman sheila bair is here to lend her experience and perhaps provide some answers and it's a theme we often talk about on this show financial regulations that disproportionately hurt smaller players sheila bair lays out some specific examples from her time in the regulatory trenches in her book we'll revisit these in our reality check and this so-called look guard list now reportedly leads back to the former greek prime minister's family
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for monday december third two thousand and twelve reuters reports some wall street banks are looking to help their foreign customers skirt new u.s. regulations for over the counter derivatives they're looking at ways to route trades reportedly via non-u.s. affiliates exploiting the lack of a precise definition for what exactly constitutes a u.s. person now it may not come as a surprise...
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washington is reportedly planning to double the size of its espionage not work abroad they expansions part of an overhaul within the defense intelligence agency and is expected to rival the cia so the plans on hiring more than six hundred undercover agents will be significantly every vonta operation the chinese military as well as iran north korea and militant islamist groups in africa are believed to be among those in the cross has of that expanded spice for spy force scott horton contributing editor at harper's magazine believes that by pouring more money into its plane at wax the u.s. is admitting its neglected old fashioned efforts at intelligence gathering. this planning change actually can be read as is an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak particularly in the critical north east. middle east and. and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring coming. toria as mrs smith's about the situations in countries like egypt and syria for inst
washington is reportedly planning to double the size of its espionage not work abroad they expansions part of an overhaul within the defense intelligence agency and is expected to rival the cia so the plans on hiring more than six hundred undercover agents will be significantly every vonta operation the chinese military as well as iran north korea and militant islamist groups in africa are believed to be among those in the cross has of that expanded spice for spy force scott horton contributing...
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, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help them with challenges in computer sciences, for example, or health sciences. you have the hotel industry and the airline industry focused on trying to make sure that travel visas are administered more efficiently so we can bring in more tourists to spend more money. you have the industry sectors with an interest in immigration. our view is immigration reform will be a big issue in 2013 and you will see big companies across sectors working together, combining shared interests to get something done. host: here is a tweet from one of our viewers -- how does t
, bringing people from outside washington into washington. it depends from city-to-city. boston business leaders are interested in health care. miami, transportation, san diego, international -- an intellectual property -- it varies from city-to-city. in terms of immigration reform, what we have seen as different sectors of the economy look at immigration differently. the high-tech community is looking at bringing in more high-skilled workers or keeping graduates in the united states to help...
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right of us us also say washington is training rebels to secure and handle chemical weapons in case the syrian regime collapses some of them as i'm now convinced that a foreign interventions in the making of this period right now and the talk of weapons of mass destruction chemical weapons in syria is very reminiscent of the run up to the anglo-american attack on iraq in two thousand and three one of those videos purported to show syrian insurgents funded by the west preparing chemical weapons which were used on rabbits but could be used on syrian civilians and then blamed on the syrian government the assad government is not suicidal it has been playing its cards very carefully there is no basis in fact for the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government it would be counterproductive the weapons of mass destruction are argument used so effectively in two thousand and three and later found out to be a complete hoax they've just they've tried it out of the dustbin and their plan to rerun it again. their opinions are three presidents have received this year's nobel peace prize on beha
right of us us also say washington is training rebels to secure and handle chemical weapons in case the syrian regime collapses some of them as i'm now convinced that a foreign interventions in the making of this period right now and the talk of weapons of mass destruction chemical weapons in syria is very reminiscent of the run up to the anglo-american attack on iraq in two thousand and three one of those videos purported to show syrian insurgents funded by the west preparing chemical weapons...
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the national defense authorization act it's inferring that washington should now have to react to any human rights reports coming out of a country like bahrain which is a stark change we've seen in the last year or two and on sunday the u.s. state department voiced their concerns calling on bahrain to drop charges against those accused of offenses involving known violent political expression i mean do you see the ruling family listening to the u.s. well this is the conundrum the moral couldn't we have between east and west right now it's a question of having a closed society versus an open society and we can all agree just based on bahrain's human rights record recently that it is a closed society however you know the problem with the u.k. and the u.s. taking a moral high ground on this issue is that they themselves are closing in societies only this week the u.k. is kicking around legislation about spying on its own citizens listening to emails phone calls using mobile service providers in the u.s. has similar provisions of its patriot acts so that this is a real debate that i think
the national defense authorization act it's inferring that washington should now have to react to any human rights reports coming out of a country like bahrain which is a stark change we've seen in the last year or two and on sunday the u.s. state department voiced their concerns calling on bahrain to drop charges against those accused of offenses involving known violent political expression i mean do you see the ruling family listening to the u.s. well this is the conundrum the moral couldn't...
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dupont, washington. go ahead. joe. caller: are was wondering about the controversy going around on the efficacy of tommy flu. the company is alleged to have had negative studies. there was a number of deaths in children in japan. there seems to be a question about whether these antivirals even work. host: dr. fauci. guest: a recent report came not looking at whether the drug does increase the symptoms and ameliorate symptoms of an individual that has influenza, and the evidence is that it does. it is difficult to get crisp evaluation when you're dealing with a disease that will generally get better when it does -- by itself. you want to decrease the time of symptoms or prevent complications, particularly in the drug that is not like penicillin. you do not see the dramatic effect, but the evidence is accumulating that you do have a beneficial affect despite the fact that there have been studies that have not been able to nail that down with tamiflu. the data does indicate that tamiflu has any effect. it is not over-dram
dupont, washington. go ahead. joe. caller: are was wondering about the controversy going around on the efficacy of tommy flu. the company is alleged to have had negative studies. there was a number of deaths in children in japan. there seems to be a question about whether these antivirals even work. host: dr. fauci. guest: a recent report came not looking at whether the drug does increase the symptoms and ameliorate symptoms of an individual that has influenza, and the evidence is that it does....
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off to dominate investor confidence climbed on traders away progress on the federal budget talks in washington while european stocks advance rest seven days out of it speculation that the federal reserve will expound stimulus measures and the news from germany also gave investors a boost same goes for the year right as far as investors are concerned right now is almost germany's in good shape and increase the chances of the single currency remaining in town so therefore we got the right game against iraq as for the russian people it finished up makes them but at higher gets u.s. dollar as it fell against the year right the us markets close up the session where they completely and also the fact is that a lot last performance. as. with russian stock seven makers of the logs after the us have sort of production of them is sound. today shows and asked of us have recently been shooting up in anticipation of the do. tells more. the russian cars certainly have a bad reputation in the west here's how jeremy clarkson reviewed the lotto from all of oz for his segment and top gear at least give you an ex
off to dominate investor confidence climbed on traders away progress on the federal budget talks in washington while european stocks advance rest seven days out of it speculation that the federal reserve will expound stimulus measures and the news from germany also gave investors a boost same goes for the year right as far as investors are concerned right now is almost germany's in good shape and increase the chances of the single currency remaining in town so therefore we got the right game...
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brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> the pentagon says the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4 has died in afghanistan. 42-year-old navy commander joe w. price died saturday of what u.s. military officials are calling a noncombat-related injury. they tell nbc news has death is being investigated as a possible suicide. s.e.a.l. team 4 was part of a mission to train local afghan police to fight the taliban. >>> in a possible insider attack, a nato spokesman says an american adviser was shot and killed this morning by an afghan policewoman at kabul headquarters. at least 53 international troops have been killed by afghan soldiers or police this year. >>> back here at home, it is crunch time for holiday shoppers. many retailers have extended hours and stepped up promotions to entice those who have waited until the very last minute to finish their christmas list. nbc has more on this. >> reporter: as santa finishes his list and checks it twice before his big trip, most americans are headed out, too, to finish shopping for everyone on their list. >> for my grandmom, something
brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> the pentagon says the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4 has died in afghanistan. 42-year-old navy commander joe w. price died saturday of what u.s. military officials are calling a noncombat-related injury. they tell nbc news has death is being investigated as a possible suicide. s.e.a.l. team 4 was part of a mission to train local afghan police to fight the taliban. >>> in a possible insider attack, a nato spokesman says an american...
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it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on the way the media would be waiting for this story with bated breath its acute morning sickness treated with every hydration that cheesy with. supplements and try to get it back on track they were planning to announce this at this point but she has not yet twelve weeks pregnant they haven't even told prince charles or the queen about this until today. leisure every woman is enjoying c.n.n.'s coverage and listening to a male reporter talk about morning sickness while while they're covering a story that has little impact here in the u.s. arts he will cover wh
it's tuesday december fourth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well in case you've been living under a rock there is some news coming out of the u.k. prince william and kate are expecting their first child this has set off a media spectacle this is a huge story in europe but here in the u.s. the mainstream media has a ramp up its coverage take a look. ever since the royal couple got married britain has been waiting for its royal baby now that baby is on...
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and that's what i hoped we could do here in washington. maybe naively i went to work in the house, often working with the heritage foundation to create a better product here in washington. i saw social security, and not many people look below the surface, but we knew it was going broke. we knew we were taking in money that people were paying for this social security retirement benefit, but we were spending it all. and i thought, what an opportunity it would be for future generations, for my children, if we actually saved what people were putting into social security for their retirement. and you didn't have to do too much math to see that even for middle-class workers that americans could be millionaires when they retired if we even kept half of what was put into social security for them. it seemed like a good idea to create wealth and independence for individuals in retirement. but we made it a political idea and somehow convinced americans that it was riskier to save their social security contribution than it was just to spend it. i'm le
and that's what i hoped we could do here in washington. maybe naively i went to work in the house, often working with the heritage foundation to create a better product here in washington. i saw social security, and not many people look below the surface, but we knew it was going broke. we knew we were taking in money that people were paying for this social security retirement benefit, but we were spending it all. and i thought, what an opportunity it would be for future generations, for my...